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annually left a barren waste, or, what is worse, produce 

 large quantities of noxious weeds, which are allowed to 

 porf.'ct their seeds, and these are wafted on the wings of 

 the wind in every direction, blasting the hopes and de- 

 stroying the expectations which the more prudent and 

 economical farmer had entertained, that he should be able 

 to eradicate and keep clear from his land pestiferous 

 plants. Oh ! that man would learn to do to others as he 

 would have them to do by him in similar circumstances. 

 We deem it of the utmost importance that all land should 

 be properly seeded with grass seeds, whenever it is to be 

 suffered to remain uncultivated with grain. This not on- 

 ly helps to keep the land free of weeds, but it furnishes 

 food for domestic animals, tends greatly to keep the land 

 fertile, and renders it more easy of cultivation when 

 needed. The kind of seeds used must depend somewhat 

 on the condition of the soil. But if this is sufficiently 

 dry to permit a rotation of crops, which we think it should 

 be, we know of none better than red-clover and herds', 

 grass. The quantity we would recommend is twelve 

 quarts per acre, equal parts of each by measure. 



The best time for sowing on winter grain, is on some 

 of the last snows of spring. If sown too early, it may 

 vegetate before the severe frosts of spring are all past, and 

 if it does, they are liable to destroy the young plants. If 

 the grass seeds are to be sown with spring grain, first 

 sow the grain and harrow once over, then sow the grass 

 seeds, harrow lightly and make all smooth with the roll- 

 er. In the month of May, sow two bushels of plaster 

 per acre, to preserve the young plants from the effects of 

 drought. If it is intended for pasturing, sow plaster on 

 it the next spring ; but if it is intended for mowing, omit 

 the second dressing of plaster, for it is very liable to 

 cause the clover to grow too rank, to fall and become 



